Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians

EHYC Summer STEAM Program: Healthy Cooking
2022-07-26 11:00 - 2022-07-28 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Tribal Community Center, 825 NE Leon St., Myrtle Creek, OR, 97457, United States
Enhance childhood learning this summer with the Expanding Youth Horizons Center (EHYC) annual Summer STEAM Program!
Classes are held most Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11AM-3PM. Classes are for children in grades 3-12; all kids must be registered prior to attending.
All Summer STEAM program classes are held at the Tribal Community Center, located at 825 NE Leon St. in Myrtle Creek. Transportation options are available, please call/email to ask.
Register for one class or for all!
Summer STEAM Program Schedule:

Environmental Health: June 21-23, 2022
Soap Making and Copper Working: June 28-30, 2022
Prevention Team: July 5-7, 2022
Cooking Class with Cow Creek Health & Wellness Dieticians: July 26-28, 2022
Takelma Language Lesson with Cow Creek Takelma Language Team: August 2-4, 2022
Cow Creek Culture Lessons with Cultural Resources Team: August 9-11, 2022
Robotics and Spike Prime Robot with UCC instructors: August 16-18, 2022

Some class activities include field trips with transportation provided.
STEAM (sometimes known as STEM) stands for: science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. It’s a learning discipline that connects education and everyday life with critical thinking and problem solving skills as students prepare for higher education and careers.
Register by contacting EHYC Program Director Amber Lomascola:

Phone: (541) 860-7296
Email: ALomascola@cowcreek-nsn.gov

Annual Pow Wow Gathering
2022-07-15 - 2022-07-17 | OR
44th Annual Pow Wow Gathering of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
Friday, July 15 – Sunday, July 17, 2022
Pow Wow Ceremony held at 7PM on Saturday, July 16.
South Umpqua Falls Campground, Tiller, OR.
Drummers, dancers, singers, traditional craftspeople welcome!
Dry camp only, no electricity or water.
For more information, contact:

Lottie Hamrick (541) 643-4814
Tammy Anderson (41) 672-3861
Teri Hansen (541) 821-4893
Jacob Ansures (541) 643-1343

EHYC Summer STEAM Program: Prevention
2022-07-05 11:00 - 2022-07-07 15:00 | Tribal Community Center, 825 NE Leon St., Myrtle Creek, OR, 97457, United States

Food Bank Open
2022-06-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-06-14 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-05-24 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-10 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-04-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Tribal Government Offices, 2371 NE Stephens St Suite 100, Roseburg, OR, 97470, United States
Cow Creek Tribal Food Bank open every second and fourth Tuesday of each month.
Second Tuesday = 9-11am
Fourth Tuesday = 2-4pm
Located behind Human Resources at Cow Creek Tribal Government Offices in Roseburg.
Forms available to fill out on site to meet income requirement.
More info: https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/tribal/tribal-services/human-services/

EHYC Summer STEAM Program: Making Soap and Copper Working
2022-06-28 11:00 - 2022-06-30 15:00 | Tribal Community Center, 825 NE Leon St., Myrtle Creek, OR, 97457, United States
Enhance childhood learning this summer with the Expanding Youth Horizons Center (EHYC) annual Summer STEAM Program!
Classes are held most Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11AM-3PM. Classes are for children in grades 3-12; all kids must be registered prior to attending.
All Summer STEAM program classes are held at the Tribal Community Center, located at 825 NE Leon St. in Myrtle Creek. Transportation options are available, please call/email to ask.
Register for one class or for all!Summer STEAM Program Schedule:

Environmental Health: June 21-23, 2022
Soap Making and Copper Working: June 28-30, 2022
Prevention Team: July 5-7, 2022
Cooking Class with Cow Creek Health & Wellness Dieticians: July 26-28, 2022
Takelma Language Lesson with Cow Creek Takelma Language Team: August 2-4, 2022
Cow Creek Culture Lessons with Cultural Resources Team: August 9-11, 2022
Robotics and Spike Prime Robot with UCC instructors: August 16-18, 2022

Some class activities include field trips with transportation provided.STEAM (sometimes known as STEM) stands for: science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. It’s a learning discipline that connects education and everyday life with critical thinking and problem solving skills as students prepare for higher education and careers.
Register by contacting EHYC Program Director Amber Lomascola:

Phone: (541) 860-7296
Email: ALomascola@cowcreek-nsn.gov

EHYC Summer STEAM Program: Environmental Health
2022-06-21 11:00 - 2022-06-23 15:00 | Tribal Community Center, 825 NE Leon St., Myrtle Creek, OR, 97457, United States

Culture Camp 2022: Day 2
2022-06-18 | OR
Join the team members of Cow Creek Tribal Government for our annual Culture Camp, an opportunity for Tribal members to learn more about Cow Creek culture and immerse themselves in activities that strengthen their relationship with Cow Creek heritage.
Activities include:
Jute basket
Dice game
Juncus basket
Shinny games
Talking sticks and circle
Takelma language
Archery
Flint knapping
Stone knife making
Storytelling
Pit oven cooking
Pow Wow drum stick making
Pine nut blackening
Plus, learn more from our team in Tribal Police, Youth Education and more!
Location: Bare Park, 5719 Dole Road in Myrtle Creek, OR.
Dates: June 17 & June 18, 2022, 9AM-5PM
RSVP by emailing info-culturalresources@cowcreek-nsn.gov

Culture Camp 2022: Day 1
2022-06-17 | OR

Takelma Language and Culture Class: Topic TBD
2022-05-26 14:00 - 16:00 | RSVP for Zoom Link
Part 2 of the May lesson from the Takelma Language Team and Cultural Resources Team
Check back to learn what the Takelma Language Team and the Cow Creek Cultural Resources Team will be teaching during their classes on May 12 and May 26. Email info-education@cowcreek-nsn.gov to get the Zoom link.
Learn more about Takelma: https://www.cowcreekeducation.com/takelma-language/
Learn more about the Cultural Resources program: https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/wordpress/tribal/culture/

General Council Meeting & Nominations for Tribal Board of Directors
2022-05-15 03:00 - 07:00 | Seven Feathers Casino Resort, 146 Chief Miwaleta Ln,, Canyonville, OR, 97417, United States
The Cow Creek Tribal Board of Directors will hold the Sunday, May 15, 2022 General Council meeting at Seven Feathers Casino Resort. The meeting begins at 10AM. All Cow Creek Tribal members are welcome to attend. This meeting will include nominations for open positions on the Tribal Board of Directors; those who are nominated are required to attend the meeting in order to accept the nomination.

Takelma Language and Culture Class: Topic TBD
2022-05-12 14:00 - 16:00 | RSVP for Zoom Link
Check back to learn what the Takelma Language Team and the Cow Creek Cultural Resources Team will be teaching during their classes on May 12 and May 26. Email info-education@cowcreek-nsn.gov to get the Zoom link.
Learn more about Takelma: https://www.cowcreekeducation.com/takelma-language/
Learn more about the Cultural Resources program: https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/wordpress/tribal/culture/

Virtual Event: Cooking with Chef Nephi Craig
2022-05-05 15:30 - 17:00 | OR
On Thursday, May 5, at 3:30 pm, Tribal families and Tribal members are invited to join a remote cook-along event with Chef Nephi Craig. Participants are encouraged, though not required, to cook-along in their own kitchen during Chef Craig’s demonstration.
Chef Craig is the founder of the Native American Culinary Association. He strongly believes in the healing power of healthy food and is currently the Nutritional Recovery Program Coordinator and Executive Chef at Rainbow Treatment Center and Café Gozhóó in Whiteriver, Arizona.
Before the event, each participant who RSVPs will receive an event Zoom link, instructions for joining, and a recipe kit offering a bag of quinoa, harissa spice, and a recipe card with preparation notes (Please note: participants will need to provide all other ingredients needed to make the demonstration recipe).
You may pick up a free recipe kit of quinoa, harissa and recipe card at the Cow Creek Tribal Government Office or Tribal Community Center in Myrtle Creek on May 3 and 4 during business hours.
To RSVP to attend, please click the following link: https://beav.es/wVU
This event is being hosted by the Indigenous Peoples Workgroup of Oregon State University Extension.

40th Anniversary Celebration: Tribal Family Night
2022-04-30 17:00 - 21:00 | Seven Feathers Casino Resort, 146 Chief Miwaleta Ln,, Canyonville, OR, 97417, United States
Join us at Seven Feathers Casino Resort on Saturday, April 30 as we celebrate an important Cow Creek Tribal milestone: 40 years of federal recognition.
All Tribal members (children included) are welcome to attend the event. Time TBD.
Dinner will be provided and a documentary about Cow Creek Tribal history will be unveiled.
RSVP the following ways:

Online: https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/wordpress/40th-anniversary-celebration-rsvp/
Email: rsvp@cowcreek-nsn.gov
Phone: (541) 677-5559

Takelma Language and Culture Class: Weather Part 2
2022-04-28 14:00 - 16:00 | RSVP for Zoom Link
Part 2 of our April Takelma and Culture lessons:
Learn the Takelma names for different types of weather from the Cow Creek Language Team. Our Cultural Resources Team also participates (lesson TBD). RSVP by emailing info-education@cowcreek-nsn.gov and we’ll send you a Zoom link.
Option of joining class from 9-11am, or 2-4pm.
Learn more about Takelma: https://www.cowcreekeducation.com/takelma-language/
Learn more about the Cultural Resources program: https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/wordpress/tribal/culture/

Takelma Language and Culture Class: Weather
2022-04-14 14:00 - 16:00 | RSVP for Zoom Link
Learn the Takelma names for different types of weather from the Cow Creek Language Team. Our Cultural Resources Team also participates (lesson TBD). RSVP by emailing info-education@cowcreek-nsn.gov and we’ll send you a Zoom link.
Option of joining class from 9-11AM, or 2-4PM.
Learn more about Takelma: https://www.cowcreekeducation.com/takelma-language/
Learn more about the Cultural Resources program: https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/wordpress/tribal/culture/

Youth Activities Committee Spring Gathering
2022-04-02 | OR
This event is for families with children ages 3-18.
For additional details about the event, email Tammy Anderson (tammy.anderson@cowcreekgrc.com)
If you are planning to attend, RSVP is required; call 541-672-3861 or email tammy.anderson@cowcreekgrc.com
This activity is subject to change based on pandemic circumstances or guidelines

(RSVP Deadline) Parenting Class by Native American Fathers
2022-03-30 17:00 | RSVP for Zoom Link
The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw; the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians; and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians present: Fatherhood Is Sacred, Motherhood Is Sacred, a parenting class by Albert M. Pooley.
Please RSVP to Sophia Gosselin at 541-492-5278 by March 30th in order to receive the link to the Zoom class.
Classes will be held on the following dates:

April 6, 13, 20, 27
May 4, 11, 18, 25

Raffle prizes will be available for attendees, and those who attend all eight workshops will be entered into a drawing for the Grand Prize.
Course Topics will include:

Defining the purpose of life
Understanding the sacredness of fatherhood/motherhood
Laying the foundation
The Creator
Choice
Essential parts of choice
Being teachable
Barriers to being teachable
Wisdom and its components
Service
Self Identity
Relationships
Nurturing

For more information, visit www.nativeamericanfathers.org.

Takelma Language and Culture Lesson: Family Members and Elders Part 2
2022-03-24 14:00 - 16:00 | RSVP for Zoom Link
The Cow Creek Language Team and Cultural Resources Teams will continue their previous lesson on family members and elders. RSVP by emailing info-education@cowcreek-nsn.gov and we’ll send you a Zoom link.
Learn more about Takelma: https://www.cowcreekeducation.com/takelma-language/
Learn more about the Cultural Resources program: https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/wordpress/tribal/culture/

Spring Break Culture Days: Arts & Language
2022-03-24 08:00 - 17:00 | OR
As part of the 2022 Spring Break Culture Days, the Cow Creek Cultural Resources Program will be teaching Tribal youths about traditional and contemporary arts, as well as the Cow Creek ancestral language, Takelma, on Thursday, March 24 at the Tribal Government Offices in Roseburg.
Tribal youths planning to attend will be meeting in the Board Room of the Government Offices North Building. In the morning, the group will learn about making clacker sticks. In the afternoon, Cow Creek Takelma Language Learner and Tribal member Elizabeth Bryant will be engaging the group in learning to speak Takelma.
Food will be provided for those attending.
If you are planning to attend, please RSVP by emailing info-culturalresources@cowcreek-nsn.gov by March 7.
Learn more about the Cultural Resources Program: https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/wordpress/tribal/culture/
Learn more about the Takelma language: https://www.cowcreekeducation.com/takelma-language/

Spring Break Culture Days: Block Party
2022-03-23 10:00 - 14:00 | Wili Housing Neighborhood, 239 Taylor Street, Myrtle Creek, OR, 97457, United States
As part of the 2022 Spring Break Culture Days, the Cow Creek Cultural Resources Program will be hosting a Block Party on Wednesday, March 23 from 10AM-2PM in the Taylor Street/Gentry Loop area of Wili Tribal Housing Neighborhood in Myrtle Creek (239 Taylor Street, Myrtle Creek).
Multiple departments from the Cow Creek Government Offices will be there to engage with Tribal members about education, health, programs and assistance available, and will be spending time getting to know the community and younger Tribal members as well.
Food will be on site.
Tribal youths are encouraged to attend to learn more about flint knapping as well as archeology.
If you are planning to attend, please RSVP by emailing info-culturalresources@cowcreek-nsn.gov by March 7.
Learn more about the Cultural Resources Program: https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/wordpress/tribal/culture/

Spring Break Culture Days: Traditional Games
2022-03-22 09:00 - 16:00 | Seven Feathers Casino Resort, 146 Chief Miwaleta Ln,, Canyonville, OR, 97417, United States
As part of the 2022 Spring Break Culture Days, the Cow Creek Cultural Resources Program will be teaching Tribal youths about traditional games on Tuesday, March 22, 2022.
The group will first meet at Seven Feathers Casino Resort and then gather together at South Umpqua Falls to learn traditional games, such as shinny, dice, stick game and atlatl shooting — prizes can be won!
Those attending are asked to meet in the south parking lot of Seven Feathers Casino Resort in Canyonville at 9AM on Tuesday, March 22. Attendees will return around 4PM. Transportation options to and from Seven Feathers from Roseburg will be available (contact Cultural Resources at info-culturalresources@cowcreek-nsn.gov for more information on transportation).
Food will also be available for those attending.
If you are planning to attend, please RSVP by emailing info-culturalresources@cowcreek-nsn.gov by March 7.
Learn more about the Cultural Resources Program: https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/wordpress/tribal/culture/

Washington Informational Meeting with Board of Directors: Ridgefield, WA
2022-03-12 06:00 - 08:00 | ilani Casino Resort, 1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield, WA, 98642, United States
The Tribal Board will be traveling to Washington for the annual informational meetings in March 2022.
The first meeting will be held from 6 – 8 PM in Sequim, Washington, in the Blyn Bay Room at 7 Cedars Hotel & Casino (270756 Highway 101, Sequim, WA 98382) on Friday, March 11, 2022.
The second meeting will be held from 2 – 4 PM in Ridgefield, Washington, at Ilani Casino Resort (room location is still being determined) (1 Cowlitz Way, Ridgefield WA 98642) on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

Washington Informational Meeting with Board of Directors: Sequim, WA
2022-03-11 10:00 - 12:00 | 7 Cedars Hotel & Casino, 270756 Highway 101, Sequim, WA, 98382, United States

Youth Activities Committee Regalia Event
2022-03-05 09:00 - 15:00 | Tribal Government Offices, 2371 NE Stephens St Suite 100, Roseburg, OR, 97470, United States
This event is for families with children ages 3-18.

To attend, you MUST RSVP (541-672-3861 or tammy.anderson@cowcreekgrc.com) before February 18 in order to have sufficient materials.

This activity is subject to change based on pandemic circumstances or guidelines.

Takelma Language and Culture Lesson: Family Members and Elders
2022-03-03 14:00 - 16:00 | RSVP for Zoom Link
Learn from the Cow Creek Language Team on Takelma vocabulary for family members, and the Cultural Resources Team provides a lesson on honoring our elders. RSVP by emailing info-education@cowcreek-nsn.gov and we’ll send you a Zoom link.
Learn more about Takelma: https://www.cowcreekeducation.com/takelma-language/
Learn more about the Cultural Resources program: https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/wordpress/tribal/culture/

Pine Nut Processing and Necklace Weaving Class
2022-02-19 02:00 - 06:00 | Tribal Government Offices or Zoom Link, 2371 NE Stephens St Suite 100, Roseburg, OR, 97470, United States
Please RSVP before February 9th at info-culturalresources@cowcreek-nsn.gov.
Zoom link provided upon RSVP. Early RSVP required to receive materials in time for the event. Any RSVPs in excess of available in-person availability will instead receive Zoom link and mailed materials.
In-person availability dependent on current COVID-19 Restrictions. Limited space available for in-person attendance, according to order of RSVP received. Food provided for those who attend.
